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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID - 19 Vaccination Update - Day 364
India’s cumulative vaccination coverage crosses 155.92 crore
More than 49 lakh Vaccine doses administered today till 7 pm
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has crossed 155.92 Crore  today. More than 49 lakh  Vaccine Doses have been administered till 7 pm today. More than 37 lakh  Precaution Doses for the identified categories of beneficiaries for COVID vaccination have been administered so far. The daily vaccination tally is expected to increase with the compilation of the final reports for the day by late tonight.
The cumulative coverage of vaccine doses, segregated based on population priority groups, is as follows:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10389988
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2nd Dose
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9772502
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Precaution Dose
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1607719
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18388642
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2nd Dose
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17037818
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Precaution Dose
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1228082
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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32384770
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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522552771
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2nd Dose
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364961308
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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197184796
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2nd Dose
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159816960
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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122876541
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2nd Dose
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100103161
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Precaution Dose
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914954
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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903777508
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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651691749
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Precaution Dose
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3750755
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Total
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1559220012
Today’s achievement in the vaccination exercise, segregated by population priority groups, is as follows:
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Date: 14th January, 2022 
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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132
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2nd Dose
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3974
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Precaution Dose
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132241
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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134
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2nd Dose
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8679
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Precaution Dose
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144216
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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858161
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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958121
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2nd Dose
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1745314
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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129746
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2nd Dose
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505819
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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73765
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2nd Dose
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270550
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Precaution Dose
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102760
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Cumulative 1st dose administered
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2020059
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Cumulative 2nd dose administered
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2534336
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Precaution Dose
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379217
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Total
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4933612
The vaccination exercise as a tool to protect the most vulnerable population groups in the country from COVID-19 continues to be regularly reviewed and monitored at the highest level.
Ministry of Education
Technical Courses in Regioinal Languages
In alignment with the National Education Policy  2020, the All India Council for Technical Education  has initiated technical education in Indian Languages in the year 2021-22. AICTE has also introduced “AICTE Technical Book Writing and Translation” in 12 Indian languages leading to enhanced GER, enhanced learning outcomes, strengthening innovation and research capabilities. In the year 2022-23, eight  engineering disciplines are being offered in regional languages. The lower level of enrolment of students in technical courses in regional languages is attributable to this initiative being in nascent stage.
To assist students from regional language background, AICTE has introduced Induction Program which imparts communication skills and gets students acquainted with the culture of institution.
To further augment employment prospects of students, AICTE has formulated its internship policy for students of Technical institutions which mandates internship for all UG/ Diploma students. Also, all AICTE approved institutions shall run Skill Development Courses, student developmental activities such as Research Park, Start-up Centre, Innovation Club, Entrepreneurship, Industry institute cell etc. As a part of the government’s response to enhance employability, AICTE is implementing programmes to enhance employability of students, such as,
- Entrepreneurial Degree/Diploma Program under National Skill Qualification Framework 
- National Employability Enhancement Mission 
- Employability Enhancement Training Program 
- Opening of ITIs in spare capacity of AICTE approved institutes
- The Urban Learning Internships Program 
The information was given by the Minister of State for Education, Dr. Subhas Sarkar in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Women and Child Development engages with Indian Academy of Pediatrics to provide expert care to children at Govt. Child Care Institutions
Union Minister of Women and Child Development,Smt. Smriti Zubin Irani has said that with a view to provide expert care to children residing at Govt. Child Care Institutions  across the country, Ministry of Women and Child Development is engaging with Indian Academy of Pediatrics. In a series of tweets, she informed, “this will be in addition to medical care provided to children under scheme for Child Protection Services”. The minister tweeted, “Care-takers / Child Protection Officers even from remotest corners of the country will be able to avail this telemedicine service by expert Pediatricians every afternoon 6 days a week. Thousands of children across more than 2000 CCIs will benefit through this service”.
In another tweet, Smt. Irani mentioned, “Currently teams of experts, from a strong network of 30000 Indian Academy of Pediatrics  members, are being constituted at Central, Zonal, State and City level to offer services to vulnerable children. Every Government run / aided CCI will have an expert assigned by the IAP”.Thankingthe Indian Academy of Pediatrics and its members for offering their services to vulnerable children, the minister tweeted,“their commitment and GOI’s resolute effortswill make expert medical consultation just a phone call away for children living in Government Child Care Institutions”
Ministry of Science & Technology
Cleanliness drive, revamped record room create a vibrant spacious DST campus
Swachhata drive was carried out at several sites by The Department of Science & Technology , its subordinate offices, and Autonomous Institutions under the cleanliness campaign during the Special Campaign 2.0 from 2nd October, 2022 to 31st October, 2022
It included vigorous cleaning up steps towards it, leading to cleaning up of 180 sites surpassing the 140 target sites. Seven out of the eight pending Parliament Assurances have been fulfilled, of which one was pending since March, 2016.
The Record Room in DST has been revamped and is now housed in the new building. Records have been segregated, categorised, and placed in compactors. DST, its subordinate, and Autonomous Institutions have in all reviewed about 1,16,000 files and weeded out 48,500 files. For efficient space management, old and outdated records are being weeded out. A Total of 596 e-files have been closed after a review of 1719 e-files.
Rs. 23,10,826 has been generated as revenue by DST, its subordinate, and Autonomous Institutions by way of disposal of scrap, and 68,514 sq feet of space has been freed.
In DST’s Library, digitization of inventory has been taken up for enabling easier access to records, and about 12000 records have been digitized. The Library is now housed in the new building, with infrastructure in place for access to e-journals and books.
These initiatives have played a major role in taking forward the Swachhata Campaign 2.0.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Monkeypox update: Delhi case
Diagnosis by NIV Pune confirms Monkeypox in Delhi resident
The Patient is Recovering at Isolation Centre at Lok Nayak Hospital, Delhi
High level review meeting by DGHS today
A 34-year-old male resident of Delhi was isolated at Lok Nayak Hospital asa suspected case of Monkeypox. A confirmation of the diagnosis has been done by National Institute of Virology , Pune. The case is presently recovering at the designated isolation centre at Lok Nayak Hospital. The close contacts of the case have been identified are under quarantine as per the MoHFW guidelines. Further public health interventions like identification of the source of infection, enhanced contact tracing, testing sensitisation of private practitioners etc are being carried out. A high-level review of the situation has been planned by DGHS at 3 PM today.
Ministry of Railways
A Big Boost for Chhattisgarh: Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi Inaugurates Railway Line in the Maoist Heartland
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi recently inaugurated a railway line and passenger train service in the insurgency-infested Kanker district in North Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The much-awaited railway line, which connects Dallirajhara in Balod district to Bhanupratappur in North Bastar was flagged off by the Prime Minister via video-conferencing on the birth anniversary of the architect of Constitution Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar at village Jangla in Bijapur district. The inaugural passenger train was run by all – women staff.
The railway track is part of the rail project linking Dallirajhara – Rowghat – Jagdalpur, which is 235 km long. With the inauguration of the new line, North Bastar  is linked to Durg – Raipur directly. Dallirajhara-Rowghat – Jagdalpur line will reduce rail distance between Raipur to Jagdalpur by about 260 kms. This will boost socio-economic interaction between the capital of Chattisgarh and backward areas in and around Bastar region.
Apart from boosting people to people interaction, this railway line will contribute to exploration and development of iron ore-rich Rowghat. At present Bhilai Steel Plant gets its iron- ore supplies from Dallirajhara mines. Iron ore reserves of these mines are depleting day by day. In future, Rowghat mines will be the primary source of iron ore for Bhilai Steel Plant.
Dallirajhara – Rowghat – Jagdalpur project is being executed in two phases Dallirajhara to Rowghat  and Rowghat to Jagdalpur. The first phase is being executed by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited, a PSU under the Ministry of Railways. It is being funded completely by Steel Authority of India Limited. Out of total 95 kms two sections, Dallirajhara – Rowghat and Rowghat – Bhanupratappur, 17 kms each has been completed and dedicated to the nation. Work on the remaining section of 60 kms is in progress. The second phase between Rowghat to Jagdalpur is being executed by IRCON, , a PSU under the Ministry of Railways. Cost of this phase is being shared between IRCON, NMDC, SAIL and Govt. of Chhattisgarh.
This project after completion will bring remote, densely forested areas over rail map of Chhattisgarh. Rowghat will develop as growth point with forward and backward linkages and will have the overall positive impact on economic development of surrounding region. As this line will connect people of this region to Capital City Raipur, it would help open new opportunities of higher education and tertiary medical care for the people of this region. This rail line can truly be said as “Pragati Ki Railgaadi” for people of this region.
Ministry of Culture
An amount of Rs 60,039,297 has been approved and allocated for Project Mausam for F.Y 2018-19 and 2019-20: Dr Mahesh Sharma
An amount of Rs 60,039,297/-  has been approved and allocated for Project Mausam. Expenditure for the project during 2017-18 and first three months of 2018-19 is Rs. 16,75,614.
Project ‘Mausam’ is the initiative of Ministry of Culture to be implemented by the Archaeological Survey of India  as the nodal agency with research support of the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts  and National Museum as associate bodies. This project aims to explore the multi-faceted Indian Ocean ‘world’ – collating archaeological and historical research in order to document the diversity of cultural, commercial and religious interactions in the Indian Ocean. The main objective of the project is to inscribe places and sites identified under Project Mausam as trans-national nomination for inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The list of 39 countries identified under Project Mausam is below
Action Plan for the year 2018-19 and 2019-20 has been initiated which includes certain activities such as holding an international workshop, event at UNESCO HQ, Creation of web platform, regional training programme and tentative list preparation for the Trans border nomination.
List of 39 Indian Ocean countries identified under Project Mausam:
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1
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Bahrain
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2
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Bangladesh
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3
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Cambodia
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4
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China
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5
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Comoros
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6
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Egypt
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7
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Eritrea
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8
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Réunion, French Department
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9
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Indonesia
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10
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Iraq
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11
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Iran 
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12
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Jordan
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13
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Kuwait
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14
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Kenya
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15
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Lebanon
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16
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Madagascar
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17
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Malaysia
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18
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Maldives
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19
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Mauritius
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20
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Mozambique
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21
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Myanmar
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22
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Oman
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23
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Pakistan
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24
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Philippines
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25
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Qatar
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26
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Singapore
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27
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Sri Lanka
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28
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Saudi Arabia
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29
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Seychelles
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30
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Somalia
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31
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South Africa
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32
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Sudan
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33
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Syrian Arab Republic
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34
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United Republic of Tanzania
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35
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Thailand
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36
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Turkey
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37
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United Arab Emirates
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38
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Viet Nam
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39
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Yemen
The above information was given by Minister of State  for Culture and Minister of State for Environment, Forest and Climate change Dr. Mahesh Sharma, in reply to an Unstarred Question in the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Update on COVID-19 Vaccine Availability in States/UTs
More than 194.44 Crore vaccine doses provided to States/UTs
More than 7.45 Crore balance and unutilized vaccine doses still available with States/UTs
The Union Government is committed to accelerating the pace and expanding the scope of COVID-19 vaccination throughout the country. The nationwide COVID 19 vaccination started on 16th January 2021. The new phase of universalization of COVID-19 vaccination commenced from 21st June 2021. The vaccination drive has been ramped up through availability of more vaccines, advance visibility of vaccine availability to States and UTs for enabling better planning by them, and streamlining the vaccine supply chain.
As part of the nationwide vaccination drive, Government of India has been supporting the States and UTs by providing them COVID Vaccines free of cost. In the new phase of the universalization of the COVID19 vaccination drive, the Union Government will procure and supply  75% of the vaccines being produced by the vaccine manufacturers in the country to States and UTs.
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VACCINE DOSES
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SUPPLIED
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1,94,44,47,825
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BALANCE AVAILABLE
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7,45,81,680
More than 194.44 crore  vaccine doses have been provided to States/UTs so far through Govt. of India  and through direct state procurement category.
More than 7.45 Cr  balance and unutilized COVID Vaccine doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered.
Ministry of Earth Sciences
Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says, Deep Ocean Mission to be implemented by Ministry of Earth Sciences at a total budget of Rs. 4077 Cr for 5 years during the period 2021-2026
Says, private institutions will be included for development of technologies for this mission to explore the possibilities of mining, bio-diversity, energy, fresh water etc. in deep ocean and to support the 'blue economy'
Union Minister of State  Science & Technology; Minister of State  Earth Sciences; MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh said that Government has approved Deep Ocean Mission  to be implemented by Ministry of Earth Sciences at a total budget of Rs. 4077 Cr for 5 years during the period 2021-2026. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today, he said, even private institutions will be included for development of technologies for this mission to explore the possibilities of mining, bio-diversity, energy, fresh water etc. in deep ocean and to support the 'blue economy'.
Ministry of Earth Sciences through contractual agreements with the International Seabed Authority , is carrying out exploration activities for Poly-metallic Nodules  in the Central Indian Ocean Basin and for Poly-metallic Sulphides  in parts of Central and South-West Indian ridges.
Preliminary estimates indicate 380 Million Metric Tonnes  of Polymetallic Nodules comprising Copper, Nickel, Cobalt and Manganese are available within an allocated area of 75000 sq. km for exploration of PMN in Central Indian Ocean Basin. The estimated value of these metals is about 110 billion US$. The polymetallic sulphides are expected to contain rare earth minerals including gold and silver.
The United States of America, France, Japan, Russia and China are the major countries to have similar technologies.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Govt. of India has so far provided more than 17.35 crore vaccine doses to States/UTs Free of Cost
More than 90 lakh doses are still available with the States/UTs to be administered
Over 10 Lakh doses in addition will be received by the States/UTs in the next 3 days
Government of India is leading the fight against the COVID19 pandemic in collaboration with the States and UT through a “Whole of Government” approach. Vaccination forms an integral component of the five point strategy of Government of India of containment and management of the pandemic .
Implementation of the Liberalized and Accelerated Phase 3 Strategy of Covid-19 Vaccination has started from 1st May 2021. Potential beneficiaries can either register directly on the CoWIN portal  or through the Aarogya Setu app.
The Government of India has so far provided more than 17.35 crore vaccine doses  to States/UTs Free of Cost. Of this, the total consumption including wastages is 16,44,77,100 doses .
More than 90 lakh COVID Vaccine doses  are still available with the States/UTs to be administered. States with negative balance are showing more consumption  than vaccine supplied as they have not reconciled the vaccine they have supplied to Armed Forces.
Furthermore, more than 10 lakh  vaccine doses will be received in addition by the States/UTs within the next 3 days.
Ministry of Finance
GST Revenue collection for May 2021
₹ 1,02,709 crore gross GST revenue collected in May
The gross GST revenue collected in the month of May 2021 is₹1,02,709 crore of which CGST is ₹17,592 crore, SGST is ₹22,653, IGST is ₹53,199 crore  and Cess is ₹ 9,265 crore .The above figure includes GST collection from domestic transactions till 4th of June since taxpayers were given various relief measures in the form of waiver/reduction in interest on delayed return filing for 15 days for the return filing month May’21 in the wake of covid pandemic second wave.
During this month the government has settled ₹ 15,014 crore to CGST and ₹ 11,653 crore to SGST from IGST as regular settlement.
The revenues for the month of May 2021 are 65% higher than the GST revenues in the same month last year. During the month, revenues from import of goods was 56% higher and the revenues from domestic transaction  are 69% higher than the revenues from these sources during the same month last year.
This would be eighth month in a row that GST revenues have crossed ₹ 1 lakh crore mark. This is despite the fact that most of the States have been under strict lockdown due to the pandemic. In addition, while the taxpayers with turnover above ₹ 5 crore had to file their returns by 4th June, which they would have otherwise filed by 20th May, smaller taxpayers with turnover less than ₹ 5 crore still have time till first week of July to file the returns without any late fee and interest and the revenue from these taxpayers is deferred till then. The actual revenues for the month of May 2021, thus would be higher and would be known when all the extended dates expire.
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Ministry of Communications
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to inaugurate submarine cable connectivity to Andaman & Nicobar Islands  on Monday 10th August
High-speed Broadband connectivity for Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Undersea cable of nearly 2300 KM length between Chennai-Port Blair and Port Blair and 7 Islands
A big boost to e-governance, tourism and Information Technology
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will inaugurate and dedicate to the Nation through video conferencing the submarine Optical Fibre Cable  connecting Chennai and Port Blair on 10th August, 2020. The submarine cable will also connect Port Blair to Swaraj Dweep , Little Andaman, Car Nicobar, Kamorta, Great Nicobar, Long Island, and Rangat. This connectivity will enable delivery of faster and more reliable mobile and landline telecom services to Andaman & Nicobar Islands, at par with other parts of India. The foundation stone for this project was laid by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 30th December 2018 at Port Blair.
Once inaugurated, the submarine OFC link will deliver bandwidth of 2 x 200 Gigabits per second  between Chennai and Port Blair, and 2 x 100 Gbps between Port Blair and the other islands. Provision of reliable, robust, and high-speed telecom and Broadband facilities in these Islands will be a landmark achievement from the viewpoint of consumers, as well as for strategic and governance reasons. 4G mobile services, which were constrained due to limited backhaul bandwidth provided via satellite will also see a major improvement.
Enhanced telecom and Broadband connectivity will boost tourism and employment generation in the Islands, give an impetus to the economy and raise standards of living. Better connectivity will also facilitate delivery of e-Governance services such as telemedicine and tele-education. Small enterprises will benefit from opportunities in e-commerce, while educational institutions will utilize the enhanced availability of bandwidth for e-learning and knowledge sharing. Business Process Outsourcing services and other medium and large enterprises will also reap the benefits of better connectivity.
The project is funded by the Government of India through the Universal Service Obligation Fund  under the Department of Telecommunications, Ministry of Communications. Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited  executed this project while Telecommunications Consultants India Limited  are the Technical Consultants. About 2300 Kms of Submarine OFC cable has been laid at a cost of about Rs 1224 Crore, and the project has been completed in time.
Ministry of Defence
BRO constructs 180-feet bailey bridge under three weeks providing connectivity to 20 villages in Uttarakhand
Border Roads Organisation  has constructed a 180-feet bailey bridge in Jauljibi sector of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand in less than three weeks despite frequent landslides and heavy rains. The 50-metre span concrete bridge was completely washed out on July 27, 2020 when cloudburst hit the area and the nallas and rivers were flooded. This caused a mud flow of tremendous force. There were many casualties also due to landslides and the road communication was broken.
The BRO mobilised its bridging resources and setup to construct the bridge. The biggest challenge was to transport parts to the site from Pithoragarh amidst frequent landslides and heavy rains. The bridge was successfully completed on August 16, 2020. This has led to accessing flood affected villages and has connected Jauljibi to Munsiyari.
The connectivity will bring relief to about 15,000 people in 20 villages. The constructed bridge has resumed road communication of 66-kilometre road starting from Jauljibi to Munsiyari. Local Member of Parliament Shri Ajay Tamta had expressed his concern about the worst affected isolated villages of Lumti and Mori at 25-kilometre from Jauljibi where maximum deaths had taken place. This bridge will provide essential support in rehabilitating the villages.